The first nor’easter of the season hit the Northeast Saturday with major coastal flooding, near hurricane force wind gusts and accumulating snow, leaving tens of thousands in the dark. The storm came in like a lion where communities along the Jersey shore were inundated with flooding at high tide Saturday morning. Strong onshore wind led to widespread coastal flooding along the northeast shores with pockets of major coastal flooding from New Jersey to Connecticut. Ocean water surrounded entire neighborhoods where some residents had to be rescued or assisted out of flood waters. https://twitter.com/Marshfield_PD/status/1056217327447015425 By midday Saturday, the storm surge came rushing into coastal Connecticut and Long Island that inundated parts of the coast with as much as four feet of water. For Massachusetts, widespread tree damage occurred after strong winds pummeled the state—with a gusts over 70 mph measured along the outer Cape! https://twitter.com/NWSBoston/status/1056255634138677250 Further inland, it was a wintry mess. Rowe, MA received 0.3 inches of snow before changing over to rain, while northern New England became slick with several inches of snow. https://twitter.com/GunnarConsolWx/status/1056293085993467905 You can watch the full story below: https://youtu.be/_h5wcCwNVNA For WeatherNation, I’m Meteorologist Nick Merianos